Window-screen.



W. S. PRICE.

-W|NDOW SCREEN.

APPLICATIONHLED'SEPT-13,1916.

Patented J an. 1, 1918. 2 SHEETS-SHEET! lgl attorncqs W. 8 PRICE.

wmnow SCREEN.

. APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 13, I916- 1,251,23.

Patented J an. 1, 191&

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WILLIE s. PRICE, OF THQMASVI IQLE; ennorm winer -seems.

To all 'whomit may concern:

Beit known that I, NVILLIE S. -PIiIcE,'-a

citizen of the United States,-residing at Thomasville, in the county of Thomas and State of: Georgia, have invented or discovered-certain new and useful lmp'rovements in W indow-Screens, of 'Whichthe'following is'a specification reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

'lhisinventwn relates particularly to sliding screens, and has for an object theplovisionzof a screen fltllllPj'OflIllPl'OVGCl construction inhihing all of the requirements of such-adevice, and in which compactness, strength, and: durability are com'bined -with pncltyand economy of manufacture.

Another obj ectv oi theinventionis the provision or" an improved springfiretaining member of simple construction adaptedto securely hold the screen in any desired -ver- ,ti'cab positionon its g aides.

;A further object-'01:?the-invention is to provide an improved framev :tor sliding "screens adapted'ior use'in connection with guides extending throughout the 'length oi the window iraine the construction: being such as to permit thefireadydnsei-tion and removal of said -screen;=tra'me when desired, whale normally: securely retaining the same V r'ihe ioregoingnnd otherobjects of theinventiori; together with: means whereby the samemay be carried'into efl'ect, wilt best be understood from the" follow-mg description of one iorin' or embodiment thereof; illustrated inwthe accompanynigtdrawings, in which: i

l igu-re l is an elevation; partly broken away,: showing the screen inposition' in a window frame; Fig;s2 is a;sectiononthe 1ine'2-25 Fig. 1. Figmiris a fragmentary perspective View 7 showing..1the detachableside bar= removed.

B igntlf-iSfl, perspective View of a portion of one'of'the side members of the" screen Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ism 1*,191.

The Whole care-crime sectitnof suitable screen dab 1 5 in a framecornf-pr'islr'i-"gp, ine1nbe r '16, afibotbe1= 1 7;,=e mI -rs rsana 19, said members terse 0i I *tdgetherfat the commenter-frame as; heating Learner's fu11y *descfibed? Each "oft1if frani*nienihers is divided ldngit'ddinflly the plane of the fabric- 15 1 otwwp rtsprseetions 20 thickness the'sction'QO being-preferably} oespprdximn twice are thickness of the section In? the frame members 16, 17-; and -18 th se ubns 20"a1f1d In p, "secured og'ether,as by nailsor the like 14, while'i tliei'fr arne member 19 the thinner section 21'? by nieans and r61 ainte ncr ments excorr sponding seeders-20;as by nzfils 14 i By making -lthe section ot thefiaine meinbars-0f unequar th'id'mes's; all: of the necessary exterior 'ii'oteh'i-ng and ving of each said part2? an" as*separately seured tdnie of these members may be? dew-m (inc sed-1:

tion -thereo'- thus decreasin the? cost of nianufactur Fhr -ex ic'auie necessary guide grooves in the' sidehiinbers'18and li) are formed by rabbeting the edges of' th'e mortise' and" tenon jbint is 1 formed at each cornerfoftheifraine'by notehing' and-la'pping inside dimension "ofithe frhnfeg' hile the seetion's2l ofithe other 'ine'rh ers areof thicker part 20' ofone of the members, while a mortise 26 is formed in part by the section 20 of the other member and completed by the section 21 or 21 thereof. After being joined, the parts may be held together by glue, or by pins 27, or both. i

For holding the screen in any desired vertical position on the guides 13, there are provided, in the guide channel 2a of the side member 18, springv retaining members 28 each comprising a looped strip of resilient material, such as spring wire, having its ends secured at closely adjacent points, as at 29, to the side member at the base of the guide channel therein. From the points 29 the side portions of the members 28 diverge slightly to form resiliently separable legs which embrace and yieldingly grasp the guide 13, thereby effectively holding the screen in position. The looped extremities of the members 28 are bent toward the screen and engage the outer edge of the guide, the guide channel being slightly cut away, if necessary, as at 30, Fig. 2, to accommodate said extremities.

, 3 In order that the screen may be raised to any desired positionwithout danger of falling out, it is desirable that the guides 13 extend throughout the length of the window frame 12. When such guides are employed, however, special means must be provided for permitting the insertion and removal of the screen when desired. In the present construction such means are provided by the detachable side bar or section 21 of the side member 19. Said side bar is normally held in position by means of headed studs 31 which project from the section 20 of the member 19 and are received in keyhole recesses 32 in the bar 21 said recesses com prising. undercut. slots having enlarged up- ,per ends to permit thepassage of the heads of said studs. For convenience in manufacture, the slots or recesses 32 are cut completely through the bar 21, and are preferably. covered at the, exterior thereof by plates 33, which may, if desired, carry suitable inscriptions, such as the'manufacturers name, etc.

The bar 21 is applied to the screen by inserting the heads of the studs 31 into the enlargements of'the recesses 32 and then moving said bar longitudinally upwardly into the position shown in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in Fig. 3, thereby carrying the headsof said studs into the undercut portionsof said recesses. In order to hold the bar 21 against longitudinal movement, and

thereby prevent disengagement of the studs 31 from the recesses 32, there is provided a .set screw 34: which passes through an opening 35 inthe section 20- of the member 19, and engages a'threaded opening 36 in the bar 21, said. opening preferably extending through Said bar and being covered at the slightly compressed, and the right side of said screenthereupon swung into engagement with the right hand guide 13. The side bar 21 is thereupon reap lied and locked in position by theset screw 34, thereby securely retaining the screen upon its guides. V V

Having thus described my invention 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent: 1. Ascreen having side members provided with guide receiving grooves, one .of said members having a detachable part extending substantially throughout the length thereof and forming one side of the groove therein,

andmeans for retaining said detachable part in position. i

2. Ascreen having side members provided with guide-receiving grooves, one of said members having a detachable part forming ,one side of the groove therein, said part being formed with keyhole recesses, andsaid" side member having. headed studsadapted to engagesaid recesses. V

3. A screen having side members provided with guide receiving grooves, oneof said members having a. detachable partforming one side of the groove therein, said part being formed with keyhole recesses, and said side member having headed studs adapted to engage said recesses, and a set screw for retaining said detachable part in position. 7 I

4. The combination with a screen frame and a guide therefor, said frame being grooved to receive said guide, of a spring retaining member carried by. said frame and engaging said guide, said member having a pair of resiliently separable legs adapted to embrace and yieldingly grasp said guide.

5. The combination with a screen frame and a guide therefor, said frame being grooved to receive said guide, of a spring retaining member carried by said frame and engaging said guide, said member comprising a looped strip of resilient material having its ends secured at closely adjacent points to said frame, the side portions of said member diverging from said points and yieldingly embracmg and grasping said guide, and the looped extremity thereof being bent toward said frame and engaging the outer edge of said guide. s 6. A screen comprising a screen fabric and bers each divided longitudinally into two parts of unequal thickness between which the adjacent edge of said fabric is clamped, said frame members being connected at the corners of the frame by mortise and tenon joints, the tenon of each of said joints being formed on the thicker part of one of the frame members, and the mortise being formed in part in the thicker part of the other member and completed by the thinner part thereof.

7. A window screen comprising a frame having top, bottom, and side members, and a screen fabric inclosed by said frame each of said frame members being divided longitudinally into two parts of unequal thickness and between which the'adjacent edge of said fabric is clamped, the thicker part of each of said members having an angular, longitudinal groove to receive said fabric, and an angular strip fittin each of said grooves to retain said fabric therein, the thicker art of each of said side members being ra beted to form the bottom and one side of a guide-receiving channel, the other side of which is formed by the corresponding thinner part of said side member, and said frame members being connected at the corners of the frame by mortise and tenon joints, the tenon of each of said joints being formed on the thicker part of one of the frame members, a and the mortise being formed in part in the thicker part of the other member and completed by-the thinner part thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' WVILLIE 8. PRICE.

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